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#1 Sand Island Light (Alabama)
Sand Island Light , also known as Sand Island Lighthouse (and historical light station), is a decommissioned lighthouse located at the southernmost point of the state of Alabama , United States , near Dauphin Island , at the mouth of Mobile Bay , Alabama . It is located roughly 3 miles offshore from
The Ile Parisienne Light was built in 1911 on the southern tip of remote Ile Parisienne in the middle of Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior on a major shipping lane for ingress/egress to the Soo Locks . [2] [3] [4] [5] It is now a well-known landmark to shipping traffic and pleasure craft. The light is
The Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse is located in the Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo , on the western edge of Sesimbra , in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It started operations in 1896. [1] [2] [3] Lighthouse in Portugal Lighthouse Fort of Cavalo Lighthouse Farol do Forte do Cavalo Location Fo
The Big Bay Point Light is a lighthouse which stands on a tall bluff over a rocky point [7] near Big Bay, Michigan , approximately 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Marquette on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . [8] [9] [10] [11] Today it is the only operational lighthouse with a bed and breakfast . [
Pine Islet Light , also known as Percy Isles Light , is an active lighthouse located at Pine Islet, a small islet belonging to the Percy Isles group of the Northumberland Islands , about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Mackay , Queensland , Australia . The original lighthouse, established 1885
The Cape May Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the U.S. state of New Jersey at the tip of Cape May , in Lower Township 's Cape May Point State Park . It was built in 1859 under the supervision of U.S. Army engineer William F. Raynolds , was automated in 1946, and continues operation to this day.
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec . It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad , marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. The company was founded in 1907. It is he
#1 Thornycroft M-class destroyer
The Thornycroft M or Mastiff class were a class of six British destroyers completed for the Royal Navy during 1914–16 for World War I service. They were quite different from the Admiralty-designed ships of the Admiralty M class , although based on a basic sketch layout provided by the Admiralty from
The first USS Twiggs (DD–127) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I . She was named for Major Levi Twiggs . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy , as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchy , before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gif
#3 HMS Venomous
HMS Venomous (ex- Venom ), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Venom . HMS Venomous ca. 1919, when her pennant number was G98 History United Kin
USS Fletcher (DD-992) , the thirtieth Spruance -class destroyer , was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines . She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific , but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean
USS O'Bannon (DD-177) was a Wickes -class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS O'Bannon . History United States Namesake Presley O'Bannon Builder Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California Laid down 12 No
HMS Hursley was a Second World War Type II Hunt-class escort destroyer of the British Royal Navy . She is the only Royal Navy ship to have carried this name. Hursley is a village in Hampshire . Commissioned in 1942, she served in the Mediterranean, before being transferred to the Hellenic Navy in No
HNLMS Rotterdam (D818) ( Dutch : Hr.Ms. Rotterdam ) was a destroyer of the Friesland class . The ship was in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1957 to 1981. The destroyer was named after the Dutch city of Rotterdam and was the nineteenth ship with this name. In 1981 the ship was taken out
HMS Barrosa (D68) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy . Battle-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barrosa . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2014 ) History United Kingdom Name HMS Barrosa Ordered 1943 Build
#9 Soviet destroyer Besposhchadny (1936)
Besposhchadny was one of 29 Gnevny -class destroyers (officially known as Project 7 ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Completed in 1939, she was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet . After the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June 1941, the ship
#10 Soviet destroyer Sovershenny (1940)
Sovershenny ( Совершенный ) was one of 18 Storozhevoy -class destroyer (officially known as Project 7U ) built for the Soviet Navy during the late 1930s. Although she began construction as a Project 7 Gnevny -class destroyer , Sovershenny was completed in 1941 to the modified Project 7U design. The
#11 Japanese destroyer Hayashimo
Hayashimo ( 早霜 , "Early Frost") was a Yūgumo -class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy . Yūgumo-class destroyer Hayashimo underway in February 1944 History Empire of Japan Name Hayashimo Builder Maizuru Naval Arsenal Laid down 20 January 1943 Launched 20 October 1943 Completed 20 February 1944
HMS Greyhound was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s. Greyhound participated in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, the Dunkirk evacuation in May and the Battle of Dakar in September before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in November. The ship generally escorted
USS Schley (DD-103) was a Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in World War II . She was the first ship named in honor of Winfield Scott Schley . Wickes-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Schley . USS Schley underw
#14 USS Caron
USS Caron (DD-970) was a Spruance -class destroyer , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron (1946 – 1968), who was killed in action during the Vietnam War , and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . Spruance-class destroyer USS Caron on 1 January 1983 History United States Name C
HMS Jackal was an Acheron -class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Jackal , after the predatory mammal of the same name . Destroyer of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, se
USS Ross (DDG-71) is an Arleigh Burke -class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to be named Ross , the first Navy ship named for Medal of Honor recipient Donald K. Ross and the 21st destroyer of her class. The first Ross , DD-563 , was named for David Ro
USS Ingraham (DD-694) was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner -class destroyer , the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham . She was in commission from 1944 to 1971. Following her US service, she was sold to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Miaoulis . The ship was sunk as a t
USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is named for the former naval officer Stephen Decatur, Jr . This ship is the 22nd destroyer of her class. USS Decatur was the 13th ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine , and construc
USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman –class destroyers of the United States Navy , and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry . Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietna
HMS Hyperion was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides as part of the Mediterranean Fleet . During the first few months of World War II , Hyperion